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University of Louisville SPHIS Self-Study May 7, 2023Response to Criterion Three

3.0 CREATION, APPLICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE.

3.1 Research. The school shall pursue an active research program, consistent with its mission, through which its faculty and students contribute to the knowledge base of the public health disciplines, including research directed at improving the practice of public health.a. Description of the school’s research activities, including policies, procedures and practices that support research and scholarly activities.All UofL research activities are governed by the policies and procedures established by the university’s Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation (EVPRII). In addition, SPHIS establishes school-wide policies and procedures as necessary to regulate, improve and encourage the research efforts of faculty, staff and students.

UofLThe mission of the Office of the EVPRI (http://louisville.edu/research/) is “to promote and support research, scholarship, and creative activities; to assist faculty and staff in obtaining intramural and extramural support; to serve as an advocate for the value of research in an educational setting; to enhance the vitality of campus-based research; and to encourage its use to enrich education, enhance technology transfer and serve the community.”

The Office of the EVPRI oversees the offices of Sponsored Programs Development, Sponsored Programs - Grants Administration, Sponsored Programs - Financial Administration, Industry Contracts, Technology Development, the Research Integrity Program and the Human Subjects Protection Program Office. The Offices of Grants Management and Industry Contracts are primarily responsible for proposal review and approval and post-award management of sponsored programs. Full descriptions of the services offered through these offices are available at http://louisville.edu/research/research-handbook/chapter-one-general-information.html.

Selected policies established by the Office of the EVPRI include those affecting the following:

Conflicts of Financial Interest in Research: The university has established policies and procedures regarding oversight of both individual and institutional financial interests in research. In accordance with the highest standards of integrity and in compliance with legal, professional, ethical and other requirements that promote objectivity and protect against financial conflicts of interest in research, the university will identify possible financial conflicts of interest in research, whether apparent or real, and provide mechanisms for their management, reduction, or elimination.

Intellectual Property. Ownership of Data. Proposal Clearance Requirement: All grants and contracts requesting extramural funding by full or

part-time faculty, staff and students of UofL that represent academic responsibilities of any of the individuals listed as Applicants, and regardless of performance site, must be cleared by Research Administration.

Support for ongoing research activities through the Office of the EVPRI is provided by the Research Infrastructure Fund (RIF) programs. Under the RIF program, 10% of recovered indirect costs of grants are returned to principal investigators, 10% are returned to department chairs of PIs and 10% are returned to recognized centers within the university. By so doing, productivity in research is recognized and critical ongoing research activity is sustained.

Research Misconduct: The “University of Louisville Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct” establishes a framework of methods and principles for assessing and conducting inquiries and investigations regarding allegations or incidents of research misconduct, defined as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community in proposing, performing and reviewing research, or in reporting research results.

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Roles and Responsibilities for Research: The Office of the EVPRI maintains a matrix of the roles and responsibilities expected of researchers, departments, units and university administration (including the Office of the EVPRI).

Scientific or Scholarly Merit: In order to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects involved in research, all proposed research activities involving human subjects must be reviewed for scientific merit prior to initiation.

These policies are available at http://louisville.edu/research/policies-procedures.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of resources provided by the Office of the EVPRI, including access to the Sponsored Programs Information Network, Grant Advisor Plus, the Grants Resource Center (GRC) and ResearchResearch. The Sponsored Programs Information Network is a database of over 6,000 programs from both the public and private sectors that provide funding for research and special projects across a wide variety of subject areas. The Grant Advisor Plus is an on-line information service for research administrators and faculty in higher education. It provides monthly newsletters, searchable listings of grant and fellowship opportunities and a list of program deadlines by subject area for institutions and faculty. The Grants Resource Center (GRC) offers a full range of services, including the tracking of both public and private resources and the latest sponsored programs news and information. ResearchResearch is one of the world's leading publishers of news and information for the international research community, providing three interlinked, searchable databases. Other sponsored programs development services provided by Offices of the EVPRI include grants writing workshops, legislative updates; one-on-one assistance; proposal editing and proofreading; coordination of multi-investigator proposals; and copying service for grant and contract proposals.

In addition to the services described above, the Office of the President offers intramural grants for researchers. Types of awards include Multidisciplinary Research Grants (MRG), Vice President for Research Undergraduate Research Scholar Grants (URS), Project Completion Grants (PCG), Research Initiation Grants (RIG), Research on Women Grants (ROW) and Undergraduate Research Grants (URG). For additional information on intramural grant opportunities, please see the http://louisville.edu/research/irig/intramural-research-incentive-grants.html.

Research!Louisville is an annual celebration of health-related research sponsored by the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Foundation, Norton Healthcare, UofL Health Care and the University of Louisville. The goals of Research!Louisville are to: (1) promote excellence in health sciences research; (2) promote public awareness of health sciences research; (3) promote the Louisville Medical Center; and, (4) generate additional funding for health sciences research. SPHIS faculty and students participate actively in this event by submitting papers and posters and by judging scientific merit of the submissions.

SPHISThe SPHIS Research Committee, chaired by the Associate Dean for Research, consists of the five department chairs, the assistant and associate deans, and the Assistant Director for Sponsored Programs. The committee has created school-specific policies and procedures to address our evolving needs. Processes developed so far involve investigator compliance with research training, faculty consultation on sponsored programs and the establishment of monthly research incubation seminars to foster collaboration within the school and the larger university.

An office to support the preparation, review and submission of research proposals and the conduct of research activities has been established. Two staff members are available to assist investigators with proposal development and processing, and also review all outgoing research proposals with SPHIS collaboration and serve as the primary point of contact with the Offices of Sponsored Programs – Grants Administration and Industry Contracts (described below). These individuals have attended national conferences such as the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) national meeting and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Management.

To support university and community researchers, the Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics has established the Statistical Consulting Center (StCC), which provides fee-for-service consulting. StCC services include: extensive research into applications of statistical methodology; data management, including design of data collection instruments, data storage device set-up and testing and data

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manipulation prior to analysis; data analysis, including power and sample size calculation, statistical modeling, hypothesis testing, estimation and plot generation; and technical writing for grants and protocols, journal articles and summary reports. More information about activities conducted through the StCC are available in section 3.2.a.

SPHIS encourages collaboration with the research activities of state and local agencies in a variety of settings. These relationships encourage the development of innovative research projects in public health and health information sciences. Over the past three years, SPHIS has collaborated with …

A spectrum of strategies and objectives support the research activities of the school. These will be discussed in relationship to the research-related objectives outlined in the response to Criterion I. The SPHIS seeks to:

Acquire one new research position per year from university administration. As a rapidly expanding academic unit at the UofL, SPHIS looks to the university to provide endowments, new salary lines and other startup funds required to achieve the target level of full-time faculty within the specified timeline.

Provide funding to support travel to national meetings to present papers and further research networking. The provision of such support to new faculty who are productively engaged in research but who may not have sufficient independent support to travel to important regional and national meetings is critical to their development and to the recognition of the institution. Funding for such activities will be provided through the dean’s office to the department chairs and through the Research Infrastructure Fund (RIF) process described above.

Increase the number of published articles, books, book chapters and presentations by 10% per year. Evidence of scholarly activity is critical to the success of all faculty members as well as to the appropriate recognition of SPHIS and the university. Academic publications are expected to keep pace with the expansion of the faculty at an anticipated rate of 10% per year.

Increase total extramural funding by 10% per year. In addition to the essential support provided by the university, extramural funding from federal, state and non-governmental organization-based grants and contracts is critical to funding faculty salaries and supporting the research mission. Expansion of such extramural support is expected to be commensurate with the rate of faculty growth of approximately 10% annually. This will assure that average grant funding per faculty member will achieve a target level of approximately $100,000.

Hold monthly research incubation meetings to encourage faculty, staff and student involvement in collaborative research activities. These seminars were initiated in July 2005 to foster informal interaction with the entire UofL research community by the faculty, staff and students of the school. Such a forum promotes collegiality and awareness of research activities and interests and invites. A listing of the research incubation meetings over the past three years is included as Table 3.1.3.

Table 3.1.3: Research Incubation Meetings Over the Past Three Years

Title Presenter(s) DateGene Expression, Aging and Mortality Richard Kerber, PhD 2/6/09Local Healthcare Politics in Louisville David Houvenagle, PhD 3/23/09Pb and Tobacco Smoke Exposure--Cellular and Molecular

EffectsRachel Neal, PhD 4/29/09

An Overview of the Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Program

Ruth Carrico, PhD, RNW. Paul McKinney, MD

5/27/09

Research Computing at the University of Louisville Harrison Simrall 6/24/09Pandemic Flu: Behavioral Health Preparations A. Scott LaJoie, PhD 9/30/09Looking at Early Detection of Breast Cancer Using a Dynamic

Software Modeling ToolLorena Canales, MPHNatasha DeJarnett, MPHAlex Kerns, MHA

1/20/10

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Fluoroquinolone Resistance: Prevalence and Risk Factors in Newly Diagnosed TB Patients

Rose D. Anderson, MD, MPH 1/27/10

High-Dimensional Data: A New Paradigm of Biomedical Research

Susmita Datta, PhD 3/17/10

Broadway Corridor Redesign Natasha DeJarnett, MPHSadiatu Musah, MPHSarah Walsh, MPH

5/26/10

Prevalence of Neonatal Jaundice and Associated Disabilities in Nigeria

Tina Slusher, MDFrank Groves, MD, MPHPaula Radmacher, PhD

6/1/10

The National Children's Study: Evolution of a Good Idea David J Tollerud, MD, MPH 8/25/10The Communities Putting Prevention to Work Project:

Capturing BMI as an OutcomeRichard Wilson, DHSc 10/6/10

Measuring Functional Recovery under Locomotor Training in Neurorecovery Network

Somnath Datta, PhDDoug Lorenz, MA, MSPH

10/27/10

Prevalence of Neonatal Jaundice and Associated Disabilities in Nigeria

Tina Slusher, MDFrank Groves, MD, MPHPaula Radmacher, PhD

11/10/10

A Presentation of Findings from an Action Research Initiative Bob Esterhay, MDJudah Thornewill, PhD(c)

2/23/11

Examining the Epidemic of Methamphetamine Use in Kentucky through Systems Thinking and Dynamic Modeling

Andrea KeatleyJamie LongSteve Zimmerman

5/25/11

A Fulbright Year at Sichuan University's West China School of Public Health

Robert Jacobs, PhD 8/31/11

AUDIT Screening and Campus Alcohol Abuse Richard Wilson, DHScScott LaJoie, PhD

12/7/11

Quality Healthcare at the Right Price Russell Bessette, MD 3/28/12Data Collection in International Settings Linda Young, MA 4/25/12

b. Description of current research undertaken in collaboration with local, state, national or international health agencies and community-based organizations. Formal research agreements with such agencies should be identified.SPHIS collaborates with local, state and national health agencies and community based organizations. …

c. A list of current research activity of all primary faculty identified in Criterion 4.1.a., including amount and source of funds, for each of the last three years. These data must be presented in table format and include at least the following information organized by department, specialty area or other organizational unit as appropriate to the school: a) principal investigator, b) project name, c) period of funding, d) source of funding, e) amount of total award, f) amount of current year’s award, g) whether research is community based and h) whether research provides for student involvement. See CEPH Data Template 3.1.1; only research funding should be reported here. Extramural funding for service or training/continuing education grants should be reported in Template 3.2.2 (funded service) or Template 3.3.1 (funded training/workforce development), respectively.Please see following page.

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Table 3.1.1. Research Activity from 2010 to 2012

Project Name PI & Department Funding Source

Funding Period Start/End

Amount Total Award

Amount 2010

Amount 2011

Amount 2012

Community-Based

Student Participation

Genetic Characterization of Breast Cancer Risk in Families

Kerber JR,Richard A

Novel Therapies for Chlorine-Induced Lung Injury

Hoyle,Gary William


Kerber JR,Richard A


Kerber JR,Richard A

Public Health Traineeship Muldoon,Susan B

Evaluation of Safety Training, Supervision, and Injury among Working Teenagers

Zierold,Kristina M

The Utah Study of Fertility, Longevity and Aging

Kerber JR,Richard A

University of Louisville: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Disparities Epidemiology Research Training Program

Baumgartner,Kathy B

FY10 CHFS/DPH KPDPAP/UL School of Public Health & Info Scien.

Esterhay JR,Robert J

ARRA Public Health Traineeship

Muldoon,Susan B

University of Louisville: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Disparities Epidemiology Research Training Program

Baumgartner,Kathy B

The Induction of Positive Affect through a Health Dialog or Telephony System

Smeltzer,Philip Andrew

University of Louisville - Carrico,Ruth Lynne

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Coordinated School Health

Gray Street Farmers' Market Schreck,Melissa Ann

Activation of endothelial cells and gene expression alteration in lung following exposure to ultrafine particles

Zhang,Qunwei


Novel therapies for Chlorine-Induced Lung Injury

Hoyle,Gary William

Eliminating Health Barriers Work

Walton,Peter Lewis

Building a dynamic model linking mercury emission regulations to risk to susceptible populations

Chan,Mary C

ARRA Louisville Putting Prevention to Work (LPPW) -Health & the Built Environment

Allen,Susan Olson

Repair of Airway Epithelium Following Chlorine Lung Injury

Hoyle,Gary

FY11 & 12 Telehealth/UL Walsh,Mary S.

LMPHW Medical Reserve Corps

McKinney,William Paul

ARRA Louisville Putting Prevention to Work

Harris,Muriel Jean

FY11 UL WebEOC McKinney,William Paul

Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL)

Baumgartner,Richard N

NCS Recruitment and Retention Network

Tollerud,David John

Primary Care & Oral Health Workforce Study

Carrico,Ruth Lynne

NonParametric Regression of State Occupation Probabilities, State Entry, Exit and Waiting Time Distributions in a Multistate

Datta,Somnath

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Model

LMPHW Asthma Project McKinney,William Paul

Neuroanatomy and molecular biology of airway neurons

Hoyle,Gary

Medical Reserve Corps Training Curriculum

Carrico,Ruth Lynne

ARRALouisville Putting Prevention to Work

Harris,Muriel Jean

Just in Time Training Materials for Mass Immunization

Carrico,Ruth Lynne


ARRA FY12 UL Infection Preventionist Training Modules

Carrico,Ruth Lynne

Rank tests for clustered data with potentially informative cluster size: Novel statistical methods for analyzing dental data

Datta,Somnath

Novel Therapies for Chlorine-Induced Lung Injury

Hoyle,Gary

Emergency Countermeasures Dispensing Staffing Plan

Carrico,Ruth Lynne

Mitochondrial Genetics of Exceptional Longevity in Multigeneration Metrillneages

Kerber JR,Richard A

Genetic Epidemiology of Causal Variants Across the Life Course

Taylor,Kira Creswell

ARRA SCFG Part Time BRFSS Analysis

Harris,Muriel Jean

Executive Nurse Fellows Carrico,Ruth Lynne

Kentucky Refugee Health Program Assistant

Carrico,Ruth Lynne

National Children's Study - Jefferson County, KY

Tollerud,David John

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Totals

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In addition, the school collaborates with other units within the university. …

d. Identification of measures by which the school may evaluate the success of its research activities, along with data regarding the school’s performance against those measures for each of the last three years. For example, schools may track dollar amounts of research funding, significance of findings (eg, citation references), extent of research translation (eg, adoption by policy or statute), dissemination (eg, publications in peer-reviewed publications, presentations at professional meetings) and other indicators.The following table show annual objectives corresponding to SPHIS Goal 2, “build a public health and information science research enterprise.” These objectives will be the measures by which the school will evaluate the success of its research program.

Table 3.1.2: Outcome Measures for XXX

Outcome Measure Target 2010 2011 2012

Increasing the number of grants and contracts awarded to 30 in 2013.

30 19 >21

Increasing the total dollar amounts of grants to $5,000,000 in 2013.

$5,000,000 $4.3 million

$6.0 million

Increasing the number of faculty on sponsored research to 30 in 2013.

30 28 >26

Increasing the number of students on funded research to 6 in 2013.

6 8 >7

Increasing the total number of publications in refereed journals to 25 in 2013.

25 46 >25

Increasing the number of refereed presentations and/or papers sponsored by national or international organizations to 25 in 2013.

25 >12 >9

A full list of publications by SPHIS faculty and staff is available as Appendix 3.1.1.

Additional measures include the following. Adding one new faculty research position per year (2004-2008) from university administration. The

Office of the EVPR provides partial funding for newly recruited researchers with established track records of securing extramural funding. This support was used to hire four new faculty in July 2005.

Providing departmental funding for travel to national meetings to present papers and further research. The dean’s office has designated funding to support these needs. Additional funding may be provided at the discretion of the department.

Holding monthly research incubation meetings to encourage faculty, staff and student involvement in collaborative research activities. Monthly research incubation meetings were begun in July 2005.

Since July 1, 2002, UofL has recovered $Y in facilities and administrative (indirect) costs from extramural grants and contracts awarded to SPHIS researchers. Of this amount, $Z was returned to the researchers and departments of the school in the form of Research Infrastructure Funds (RIF). The RIF program is described in detail in Section 3.1.a. We will follow indirect cost recovery and RIF allocation in the future as indicators of research-related resource development rather than as formal outcome measures.

e. Description of student involvement in research.Since the initiation of the MSc/CIS degree program in 1999, trainees have been very active in research. Since that time, trainees have been a part of X publications, Y published abstracts, Z books/book chapters and over A professional presentations. They have served as principal investigators of approximately B grants totaling over $C in funding. Inclusive of funding as co-principal investigators,

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from 7.22.11 version of the University Scorecard; should be verified


$3,432,999 (direct) + $907,951 (indirect); source: ASPH financial report 2010


If the PI is not a member of the accredited school/program’s faculty, but a school/program faculty member serves on a grant in a capacity other than PI (eg, investigator, statistician), list the PI’s name and affiliation, then ALSO list the relevant faculty member’s name and title on the project. NOTE: listing such grants is optional but may help the school/program more accurately depict its research portfolio.


trainees have received a total of approximately $D million in funding. (Please note that this funding is not included in that of the school, as reported in Section 3.1.c.)

Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) are students who devote 20 hours per week to assigned research projects within the school. SPHIS provides stipends, fringe benefits and tuition remission to these students, who are selected for academic excellence and agree to become GRAs. Since 2002, a total of X students have served as GRAs. Data regarding the number of students and amounts of support by program are included in Table 3.1.3.

Table 3.1.3: Number of Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) and Amounts of Support1 by Program

MSc/CIS MS and PhD/BDS

MPH Other2 Total

Students Funding Students Funding Students Funding Students Funding Students

Funding

2009-102010-112011-12

The MPH program has also brought many additional students into SPHIS. Each has been required to participate in a practicum project which requires that they to demonstrate knowledge of scientific research techniques.

In addition, a variety of practices within SPHIS foster the development of research projects on the part of students, including: The Department of Epidemiology and Population Health (EPH) supervises the instruction of PHCI

501, “From Bench to Bedside: Introduction to Clinical Research,” each summer. This course is designed to introduce pre-med, nursing and other undergraduate students interested in a career in health care as well as undergraduate and graduate students in the health professions to the intellectual challenges and rewards of clinical research.

As part of the graduation requirements for the MSc/CIS Program, SPHIS allows and encourages students to prepare a grant proposal in NIH format or a manuscript suitable for submission to a major biomedical journal in lieu of a thesis.

The Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics offers PHST 602, ““Biostatistics - Decision Science Seminar,” a weekly seminar series concentrating in Biostatistics and Decision Science. The seminar enriches students’ education by opening windows to a wide variety of research topics and by giving students the chance to improve their critical analysis skills and public speaking abilities. Doctoral students are required to present at least two seminars in PHST 602 in order to complete their degree. Master’s level students are encouraged by advisors to present their thesis work as part of the seminar series as well.

Student presentations

2012 - KPHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-students-and-faculty-to-present-at-kpha-2012.html

2011 - KPHA (attached)

2010 - KPHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-students-to-present-at-kpha.html

2009 - APHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/faculty-students-in-environmental-and-occupational.html

2011 - APHA presenters - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/sphis-presenters-at-apha-2011.html

2010 - APHA (attached)

1 Funding includes stipend, fringe benefits and tuition.2

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2009 - APHA - http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/faculty-students-in-environmental-and-occupational.html

Epi students present at national conference (2010)

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/epidemiology-students-to-present-at-national.html

Students to present decision analysis for HPV vaccine strategies (2011)

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/students-to-present-decision-analysis-for-hpv.html

National Immunization Conference presentations (2010)

http://louisville.edu/sphis/news-and-events/national-immunization-conference-presentations-by.html

Students have also participated in the research incubation meeting series as described in section 3.1.d. In particular, …

Duke Appiah is doing a research analysis under my guidance. It is not part of his academic program. It is described below.

Testosterone levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality among postmenopausal women

The objective of this analysis is to examine, using a large observational study of postmenopausal women (Study of Osteoporotic Fractures), the association of baseline levels of testosterone (free and total), sex hormone binding globulins and estradiol with all cause mortality as well as cardiovascular disease mortality and subclinical disease (aortic calcification) and to determine whether BSO increases the risk for CVD in diabetic as well as non-diabetic postmenopausal women. Additionally, the impact of HRT use on this relationship will be examined.

Students have been involved in the following research projects with me:

Evaluation of data as part of the Kentucky Refugee Resettlement project. This project looks at the refugees’ health assessments and identifies opportunities for improvement in the data collection process as well as response to identified health issues and risks

Healthcare personnel immunization. A student is working with me to identify existing processes that may be in place for states to evaluate the HCP immunization programs in their healthcare facilities

H1N1. Students worked on projects looking at primary care providers and their success with in-office vaccine administration

JCPS asthma. We had a little help with data analysis when looking at the 15 elementary schools around Rubbertown

REACH project. I think we had a little help with data collection and analysis for the assessment of the primary care workforce in Louisville

None of EOHS students have conducted unpaid research activities NOT required by their degrees.

f. Assessment of the extent to which this criterion is met and an analysis of the school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans relating to this criterion.This criterion is met. The school has evolved from an institute that focused on research and continues to emphasize this area of academic endeavor. Expansion of activities in the school has been supported by the university’s partial return of recovered indirect costs through its Research Infrastructure Fund programs. SPHIS recognizes the benefits of enhancing student involvement in research through development of additional GRA positions and the support of travel to professional meetings.

3.2 Service. The school shall pursue active service activities, consistent with its mission, through which faculty and students contribute to the advancement of public health practice.

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Service is one of the three cornerstones of the mission of the school to advance knowledge for the public’s health in the 21st century, and the school has implemented a range of service activities for faculty, staff and students. The school is dedicated to transdisciplinary, collaborative partnerships with Louisville Metro, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and their environs, and the national network of public health professionals, in full accordance with its previously stated mission, goals and objectives. Faculty, students and staff are committed to working on recognized problems that result in tangible benefits to the population. The school sees itself as truly bridging academia, community, government and the profession through service-related work.

a. Description of the school’s service activities, including policies, procedures and practices that support service. If the school has formal contracts or agreements with external agencies, these should be noted.The school’s service program is an integral part of the university’s mission to serve as Kentucky’s urban/metropolitan university. Located in the Commonwealth’s largest metropolitan area, the university addresses the specific educational, intellectual, cultural, service and research needs of the greater Louisville region. It has a special obligation to serve the needs of a diverse population, including many ethnic minorities and place-bound, part-time, non-traditional students.

Service-related activities occurring within SPHIS are designated in and governed by the document establishing the role of community and professional service and the charge to the Community and Professional Service Committee (Service Committee), both of which are available at https://sharepoint.louisville.edu/sites/sphis/cbg/service/default.aspx.The first document outlines the mission, goals, activities and organization of the school’s community and professional service, including the responsibilities of the committee chair, faculty director, support staff and the Service Committee members. The charge to the Service Committee includes its purpose, organization and composition, support, term and rules.

Service represents a tangible demonstration of the faculty’s commitment to create and sustain community and national partnerships characterized by open communication, collaboration and outreach. Faculty service activities are important evaluation factors in hiring and promotion decisions. In addition, service is part of faculty members’ required annual work assignments. The annual work assignment is determined and agreed upon by the department chairs and each faculty member. Faculty track these activities on their curricula vitae and Digital Measures and meet with their department chair on an annual basis to discuss the percentage of work assignment for teaching, research and service. Faculty service occurs as part of formal agreements and consulting services as well as informal ongoing partnerships.

The faculty and staff of the school provide evaluation, research, technical assistance and program development service support to a diverse range of community and public health groups and agencies. The school provides service to the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) through formal agreements for support of adult and child health programs. The scope of service interest and capacity was evidenced during the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A pandemic response. A major collaboration between the SPHIS, LMPHW and the city of Louisville enabled the provision of mass immunization using a novel approach that combined walk-in and drive-thru points of dispensing options. Faculty, staff and students from SPHIS worked with faculty and students from the University of Louisville School of Nursing, Speed School of Engineering, and the internal university infrastructure to provide the planning and workforce necessary for this community event. This was the largest volunteer event in the history of Louisville and the University resulting in the immunization of more than 19,000 individuals in less than 18 hours.

The School maintains a formal agreement with the Director of the Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW), LaQuandra Nesbitt MD MPH. Dr. Nesbitt, whose service work assignment is 90%, is the Commissioner of Health for LMPHW. Louisville Metro government pays the school for this service. Dr. Nesbitt’s remaining 10% level of effort is devoted to teaching in HMSS.

We know that our strong relationships with the LMPHW and other metro government agencies are essential to impact change in the community. Joint activities include the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, an area air quality workgroup and the Partnership for a Green City, a collaborative long-term project between Metro Louisville, the university and Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) to address environmental issues facing the region. These efforts also support research

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priorities such as the investigation of health impacts on susceptible populations, such as children, the elderly and asthmatics, and a better understanding of the specific pollutants that pose the most serious health risks.

Our service program has been strengthened by our partnership with the LMPHW. Collaborative activities with LMPHW span a wide spectrum including training, education, public events, research, student activities and staff support. Regular interactions among SPHIS personnel and LMPHW continue to yield innovative approaches to public health and garners local and national attention. Our faculty members work actively with the LMPHW to create opportunities for students to learn in a public health settings and to take course and curriculum concepts into partnerships with community collaborators. Working with the health department’s Center for Health Equity ensures that faculty and students have opportunities for addressing public health issues through an equity lens.

The Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences has provided professional development workshops to the LMPHW employees responsible for community health promotion, stationed in the main branch on East Gray Street and in the Center for Health Equity. The focus of the workshops is on public health competencies and on using existing data sources to complete community health assessments. These activities inform strategic program planning and support the health department’s effort to seek accreditation.

Another significant example of our work with LMPHW was the role we played in the community H1N1 Vaccination Clinic held Nov. 11-12, 2009 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Nearly 400 University of Louisville faculty, staff and students volunteered their time and the SPHIS played a key role in arranging the logistics for this event, with 28 SPHIS volunteers participating over the two-day period. The community clinic, which included a walk-in tent and 10 drive-through bays, was open on the first day from 7:45 a.m-8 p.m. and concluded the second day at 2 p.m., after all the vaccine had been distributed. The first day alone, 12,613 people received the vaccine—the largest single day event according to available data. In total, more than 19,000 people were inoculated against the H1N1 virus, with an average rate of 908 people per hour. Dr. Ruth Carrico, an assistant professor at the SPHIS provided oversight for training and medical protocol. Our public health students assisted with the consent form process and answered questions about the vaccine, serving as vaccine information specialists. SPHIS graduate students Mr. Pretesh Parmar and Ms. Caitlin Shelton did advance planning and worked on the scene to keep track of and manage the details. This included working with researchers from the university’s Speed School of Engineering to map out the location and use simulation to efficiently guide the traffic and determine equipment and volunteers. The University of Louisville’s participation in the clinic was likely one of the largest volunteer efforts in university history and evidence of ongoing collaboration between the university and local agencies.

The school’s Statistical Consulting Center (StCC) and Center for Health Hazards Preparedness (CHHP) are two internal entities that provide unique services to the community. The Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics provides consulting services through its Statistical Consulting Center (StCC) designed to provide expertise in statistical methodology in support of research. The center's services are available to health researchers at the university, but are also used by members of the community, including local health care and research centers, local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Clients of the StCC collaborate with members of the StCC staff and faculty. The StCC participates in both long- and short-term cooperative research projects and provides technical personnel and specialized computational services as needed. Initial project feasibility consultations are provided at no charge, and data analysis and statistical programming jobs on a fee-for-service basis. The StCC provides assistance in many of the phases of research, such as assistance in framing of research questions, design of research studies, design of data collection instruments, statistical analysis and preparation of professional publications. Given the extensive number and range of the services they provide, a listing of StCC activities are included in the electronic resource file at ….

One of the school’s most successful programs is the Center for Health Hazards Preparedness (CHHP), which was established in 2002 through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CHHP is a nationally-recognized center of excellence in coordinating research, education and service to improve the local, regional and national response to potential acts of terrorism, natural disasters and infectious diseases. By defining competencies, disseminating best practices and

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offering virtual drills and exercises, communities will be strengthened as their health care workers and administration are prepared to appropriately assess and respond to a variety of public health hazards. Since 2002, approximately 40,000 individuals have participated in CHHP educational programs. These include physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, allied health, EMS and public health professionals who work in a variety of settings and encompass the majority of hands-on healthcare providers within a given community.

One highlight we want to share is the collaboration that CHHP–affiliated faculty has established with faculty at the JB Speed School of Engineering. They are working together on a National Institute for Hometown Security project funded through a $3.3 million contract. The purpose of this 3-year project is to create a real-time decision support system that provides emergency responders and health care decision makers with pertinent information to make critical decisions in the event of a medical surge due to a pandemic. Under the leadership of the PI, Dr. Sunderesh Heragu, SPHIS faculty Drs. Ruth Carrico and Scott LaJoie are working on their own individual research projects. Dr. Carrico’s research will evaluate personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers. Dr. LaJoie’s efforts will focus on protecting the health care and public health (HPH) workforce by promoting mental health before, during and after disease outbreak.

CHHP involvement with the Medical Reserve Corp (MRC) has been ongoing for several years. The responsibilities of MRC volunteers vary, depending on the nature of the needs in the community. MRC volunteers can assist during emergencies and assist with public initiatives and ongoing community health outreach and education efforts. Major emergencies can overwhelm the capabilities of first responders, particularly during the first 12 to 72 hours. Medical and other health volunteers can provide an important "surge" capacity during this critical period. They also can augment medical staff shortages at local medical and emergency facilities. In short, communities often need medically trained individuals and others to fill in the gaps in their emergency response plans and to improve their response capabilities overall. In recent years, the CHHP has facilitated several MRC events that resulted in hundreds of new and trained MRC volunteers.

In 2011, CHHP received funding from the CDC to address Emergency Countermeasures using students as a workforce supplement. This 12 month project involved curriculum development for nursing, pharmacy and public health student training so they are a capable and competent workforce for communities of all sizes. Also in 2011, CHHP received funding from the Kentucky Office of Refugee Health/Catholic Charities to assist with health assessment and health improvement among the more than 2000 refugees that are resettled every year in Kentucky. Other service activities performed through CHHP include assistance with the Louisville area’s Medical Reserve Corps and asthma evaluation initiatives both part of the ongoing partnership with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.

A summary of the many CHHP service activities are noted in Tables 3.3.1.

As part of its outreach program, the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) worked with community partners to establish a farmers’ market in the downtown area in 2009. The Gray Street Farmers Market, which is operated as an outreach program by SPHIS, is one of few markets in Louisville dedicated to increasing availability of fresh foods to generally underserved areas in what are known as food deserts. The Gray Street Farmers Market fits with two university’s 2020 Plan: to be an engaged member of this community and to become more sustainable in our choices and practices. To ensure the success of the market, SPHIS has works closely with the LMPHW, University of Louisville Hospital, Norton Healthcare, the Louisville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross chapter and Metro United Way, the UofL Sustainability Council and the Office of David W. Tandy, Fourth District Councilman.

The Gray Street Farmers’ Market is within walking distance of UofL's Health Sciences Center and the Louisville Medical Center. It is open every Thursday from May through October, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 400 block of East Gray Street, between South Preston and South Jackson streets. Located in the Phoenix Hill neighborhood, East Gray Street is home to a number of families and individuals who have very limited food choices. This market provides additional access to healthy foods for area residents and for those working in the area. With 18 vendors, customers can find the finest in local farm products including grass fed beef, spring greens, hydroponic tomatoes, cheese, flowers, breads, jam, granola, kettle corn and more.

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In 2010, the Gray Street Farmers’ Market opened for the second season with a new EBT/Debit machine allows the market to accept food stamps and process debit cards. The machine was purchased with a grant from the Kentucky Farmers Market Association. This addition expands access to area residents with lower incomes and stimulates market success by making it easier for customers to make purchases. To date, the market has processed over $22,000 in transactions using the new machine; 10% of these transactions are EBT purchases. In its third season, the market took part in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), which provides vouchers to eligible participants - those who are at least 60-years-old with household incomes of no more than 185 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines. Vouchers are obtained from the commodities office and redeemed at certified farmers markets for fruits, vegetables and and honey. This new benefit enabled low income adults to purchase $3170 of fresh, local produce during the 2011 season.

Post-season surveys to vendors and customers indicate the market is well received and provides coordinators with more information about customer expectations and satisfaction. Attendance has increased over the three seasons. In 2009, total attendance was estimated at 2200 with an average of 192 people. In 2011, we estimate that 7500 customers visited the market, with a weekly average of 312 people. In addition to maintaining a listserv of over 300 names, the market manager has helped put together a community-wide farmers’ market guide to help increase support for farmers markets in Louisville.

A broader approach to service involves entire community. This broader emphasis extends beyond SPHIS and is one of the five critical areas of the University of Louisville’s strategic plan (http://louisville.edu/communityengagement/office-of-the-vice-president). As stated in The 2020 Plan, the community engagement goal is for UofL to be “known as a model metropolitan university, integrating academic excellence and research strength with civic engagement to transform Kentucky” (p. 12). The narrative explains that the university creates mutually beneficial partnerships that are “strong, effective and results-oriented” in these capacities:

• Provide leadership and expertise to identify and solve programs

• Provide leadership and support for the arts and cultural life of our city

• Promote strong interaction with K – 12 school children in Jefferson County and statewide

• Address business, environmental social and legal issues

• Provide outreach services to individuals out in the state lacking health care facilities

University-community engagement, as defined by the Carnegie Foundation, describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. UofL has a rich and proud tradition of working with community. Under the leadership of President James Ramsey the university is committed to building upon that tradition and extending our reach into community and around the world. In 2010, President Ramsey created the Office of Community Engagement to coordinate university-wide community engagement. This office works with across the university to foster more community engagement opportunities for students and faculty. The Vice President for Community Engagement, Daniel Hall, reports directly to the President.

The Office of Community Engagement has developed mechanisms to track service activities within schools and programs. This document summarizes data submitted to the university annually:

1. Community Engagement Partnerships

2. Community Service Hours

3. Signature Partnership Activities

Since the data collection system began in 2009, a Community Engagement Partnerships Record (CEPR) form has been completed for each SPHIS partnership or collaborative relationship. A total of 33 partnerships were recorded from 2009 through 2011.

Clearly, a critical aspect of public health involves a global perspective. In support and recognition of that, the SPHIS has worked to develop opportunities for faculty and students to participate in action learning

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through international service. SPHIS faculty member, Muriel Harris, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences facilitates an annual student trip to Ghana. These trips are an opportunity for service and teach SPHIS students about global aspects of public health. An example of an activity is the 2010 performance of a feasibility study on improving maternal health. Currently, Ghana loses 560 mothers for every 100,000 live births. Dr. Harris and three SPHIS students spent three weeks in and around Tamale, Ghana visiting with community members and leaders, health care professionals, officials at the University for Development Studies (UDS) and with traditional birth attendants to find out some of the issues they face. They identified a lack of health care facilities, shortage of health care providers, lack of basic amenities and lack of transportation to the available facilities as critical factors in poor maternal health. The SPHIS team compiled their study results and recommendations into a report shared with Tamale Teaching Hospital and UDS so they can use it to expand resources for service delivery, research, teaching and learning.

Building upon the international perspective, Dr. Robert Jacobs, Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Director of the MPH program, completed a Fulbright Fellowship in China during 2011. As part of that fellowship he instituted a virtual learning environment that connected MPH students at SPHIS with student colleagues in China in order to share public health experiences. Dr. Jacobs is in the midst of planning an exchange that extends beyond the virtual connections he established. A formal exchange program is under development.

b. Description of the emphasis given to community and professional service activities in the promotion and tenure process.Community service activities of faculty members are highly valued and assessed at all steps along the appointment, promotion, tenure and periodic review continuum. The department chairs, PAT Committee, associate deans and dean of SPHIS all participate in elements of this assessment process. The range of activities considered includes, but is not limited to: membership on community boards, assistance with grant development in partnership with community organizations, participation in candidate selection committees, publicizing joint activities between the school and the community and joint educational projects. Particular emphasis and recognition is given to the development or substantial enhancement of new programs of service linking SPHIS and the community. A complete listing of recent service activities by faculty members may be found in Table 3.2.1.

Performance in the SPHIS has three distinct cornerstones: research, teaching and service. All are parts of periodic career reviews and are integral in the promotion and tenure process. The specifics regarding proficiency and excellence with respect to service activities are noted in the POLICY FOR PROMOTION, APPOINTMENT, AND TENURE AND FOR PERIODIC CAREER REVIEW, one of the guiding documents for the Promotion, Appointment and Tenure committee. As part of faculty responsibilities, they maintain records of their service activities in individual portfolios maintained digitally for reporting and review purposes. At present, service documentation is entered by the faculty into Digital Measures. The purpose of that documentation is to maintain an accurate record and description of service goals and activities for annual and periodic performance reviews and promotion and tenure reviews. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to provide accurate and complete documentation of their service activities in Digital Measures. The information and materials should provide evidence for duration, extent of involvement, leadership, innovation, effectiveness, impact, and outcome of service activities that can be used to evaluate the quantity and quality of service. Service activities must support the collective missions of the Department, SPHIS, the University, community (county, state, region, nation) or profession and draw on a faculty member’s professional expertise to be considered relevant. The service information should describe the nature, quality and importance of a faculty member’s service contributions, particularly with regard to productivity, innovation, leadership, sustainability and impact. Academic service activities often overlap and integrate with teaching and research activities and it is helpful for the faculty member to include a brief statement that describes how their most significant service-related activities contribute to their teaching and research or provide independent contributions to the SPHIS and the university. This statement is required for assessment of promotion and/or tenure when service-related activities form more than one-third of the faculty member’s work assignment.

The following listing is a guide that describes the types of information and documentation that may be included in Digital Measures and should not be considered comprehensive. This

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1. A description of all relevant service activities, including, but not limited to:

• Committee memberships at department, SPHIS, university, community, state or federal levels, including expert, policy-making or scientific review committees

• Administrative and leadership positions with a brief description of the position and associated activities

• Public contracts, economic development and outreach partnerships

• Training contracts or services

• Practice-based and research services

• Other forms of community and civic engagement that benefit the health of communities

• Peer review of manuscripts

• Peer review of grants or contracts (Participation as a grant or contract reviewer, noting funding entity, dates, and location, if pertinent)

• Editing of journals, reports, or books

• Invited presentations, especially those focused on service that engages the community as it relates to public health

• Organization of symposia, meetings or community forums

2. Associated time commitment and outcomes of service-related activities. The following provides examples of such materials.

• Successful completion of committee charges

• Policy changes or new policies developed

• Reports or publications related to service ((authors, date, title, and source)

At the time a faculty member is under consideration for promotion and/or tenure, additional information will be requested by the PAT Committee. This information extends beyond, but is in support of, the information that has heretofore been entered into Digital Measures. Examples of this additional requirements include the following:

1. Notation of peer-assessments of the quality of service performance. The following are examples of such materials.

• Letters from collaborators, partners, other colleagues or experts that document a formal service involvement or commitment. These are required when service-related activities form more than one-third of the work assignment. These letters may not overlap with or substitute for the extramural letters of evaluation required for promotion and tenure, which must be from evaluators who can assess the body of the faculty member’s work in research and service.

• Documentation of funded service-related grants and contracts awarded during the evaluation period, including project number, title, role on project, name of principal investigator, start date and end date, and a brief summary or a copy of the abstract from the grant/contract application. Copies of award notices may also be requested.

• Service awards, honors or letters of recognition

• Letters or other documents of election or appointment as well as re-election and re-appointments to service or leadership positions such as committee member or officer for a professional society or community organization with an established university partnership

4. A self-assessment of personal growth and development over time in the area of service. This may be based on the materials noted above, or on other materials that help to describe and document service-related activities or on correspondence including letters, memos, emails, federal, state, local or community-based organization brochures, newspaper and magazine clippings, web-based sites, etc.

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c. A list of the school’s current service activities, including identification of the community, organization, agency or body for which the service was provided and the nature of the activity, over the last three years. As previously mentioned, all faculty are required to maintain an accounting of their service activities in Digital Measures. Table 3.2.1 provides a summary of these activities.

Table 3.2.1. Faculty Service from 2009 to 2012

Faculty member Role Organization Activity or Project Year(s)

A

B

C

D

E

Table 3.2.2 provides a quick look at some of the types of service activities in which SPHIS faculty and staff are involved.

Table 3.2.2: Selected Service Activities (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2012)

List of Service Activities by Type of Service Number of Activities

Boards or Committee Members for Professional and Non-Profit Organizations

Journals - Editorial Board Members

Journals - Manuscript Reviewers

Grants - Review Grant Proposals

National, State and Local Advisory Boards and Committees

Volunteers at Local Service or Educational Organizations

Consulting

The following information is a summary of funded service activities and has been compiled by the university’s tracking process for funded projects including grants, contracts, service agreements, and other such agreements.

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Table 3.2.3: Funded Service Activity from 2009 to 2012

Project Name

PI & Department Funding Source


Amount Total Award

Amount 2010

Amount 2011

Amount 2012

Community-Based


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d. Identification of the measures by which the school may evaluate the success of its service efforts, along with data regarding the school’s performance against those measures for each of the last three years.Table 3.2.4 shows the objectives corresponding to SPHIS Goal 4, “promote collaboration and community/state partnerships.” These objectives are the measures by which the school will evaluate the success of its service program.

Table 3.2.4: Outcome Measures for XXX

Outcome Measure Target Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

4.2.c Maintaining the number of community partnerships that support local metropolitan area government agencies, metropolitan area businesses, community-based organizations and health care organizations at 25 in 2013.

25 38 38

4.2.d Maintaining the number of partnerships with state, regional and federal agencies at 10 in 2013.

10 21 21

4.2.e Maintaining the number of collaborative programs with K-12 educational institutions at two in 2013.

2 4 4

Additional measures include the following.

4.2.a Continuing leadership through monthly meetings of the Environmental Health Committee of the Partnership for a Green City, involving UofL, Louisville Metro Government and the Jefferson County Public Schools. This measure is fully satisfied at present.

4.2.b Promoting the utilization of an electronic clearinghouse for service opportunities with community and government agencies through annual presentations to faculty, staff and students.

The university Office of Community Engagement tracks university involvement in and promotes opportunities for community service activities. http://louisville.edu/communityengagement/communityservice-opportunities.html

e. Description of student involvement in service, outside of those activities associated with the required practice experience and previously described in Criterion 2.4.One hallmark of our school's service activities is the range of community experiences in the practice of public health available to our students. These opportunities highlight the integral part service plays in achieving our desired mission, goals and objectives. They introduce our students to the broader context and concept of community and what it means to provide service to the community. One such opportunity is through the MPH practicum, designed to advance knowledge for the public’s health Relationships created through the identification of field placement sites for students also advance our service activities by growing our network of collaborative partnerships for teaching and research.

SPHIS tracks student community service volunteer efforts annually and submits this to the Office of Community Engagement. For each activity, we record the date of service, the community group or organization served, the location of service, a description of the service performed, numbers of student and employee participants as well as the number of hours served. Additional information includes the amount of money raised, the relationship to university activities and the primary issue addressed (e.g. Community and Economic Development, Disaster Response and Recovery, Environment Health/ Nutrition, Youth Development, etc.)

A summary of student service/community engagement activities on the following pages:

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Table 3.2.5: Student Service and Community Engagement Activities

Student, Group or Organization

Date Organization Served Description of Service # of Students

# of Faculty/ Staff

Hours Served

UofL Chapter of the Kentucky Public Health Association

10/24/2009 Wheatley Elementary and the California Neighborhood California Love Project:

Volunteers pick up trash in a two block grid of the California neighborhood

20 2 8

UofL Chapter of the Kentucky Public Health Association

4/6/2010 Public health field Hosted a booth to let students know about public health as part of National Public health week

5 3 5

SPHIS Student Government Association

9/1/2009 Louisville AIDS Walk Each year, the SPHIS SGA organizes and sponsors the Louisville AIDS Walk week in September.

25 4 12

Dept of Health Management and Systems Science

10/1/2009 Healthy Hoops Kentucky

A special initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma. Children between the ages of 7 and 13 - and their families, participate.

7 5 10

SPHIS Dean's Office 11/7/2010 Out if the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk in Louisville Metro

6 10 4

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness

11/11/2009 H1N1 Drive Thru Clinic

Helped with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness H1N1 immunization clinic for two-days

19 9 20

SPHIS Dean's Office May - June 2010

Service Trip to Ghana

Conducted a field study in a remote village; shared findings with local university

4 2 120

Jade Ashley Mar-10 Service Trip to Ghana

10-day service trip to India over winter break. helped operate medical camps in needy communities.

1 1 80

Stephanie Denkhoff and Avonne Connor

11/18/2010 JCPS school - AHEC

Presented on public health for the AHEC-sponsored health career fair at Moore High School

2 1 4

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Whitney Kirzinger and Avonne Connor

3/30/2011 JCPS school - AHEC

Presented on public health for the AHEC-sponsored health career fair at Olmsted South Middle

2 1 5


9/1/2010 Louisville AIDS Walk Each year, the SPHIS SGA organizes and sponsors the Louisville AIDS Walk week in September

15 3 26


3/26/2011 Supplies Over Seas (SOS)

A local organization that collects, sorts, and packages surplus medical supplies from medical offices in Louisville and ships them to sites in need throughout the world.

6 0 24


4/4/2100 National Public Health Week

Activities included a cook-out, a 10,000 Step Challenge, and an Alcohol Awareness table.

10 2 12


4/8/2011 American Cancer Society

Sponsored a team in support of the UofL American Cancer Society Relay For Life,

4 0 20


4/9/2011 Community Drug Toss Event

Drug Toss event at various locations - accepted expired or unused medications. Coordinated by University of Louisville

4 1 5

Dept of Health Management and Systems Sciences


An initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma.

7 5 10

SPHIS Dean's Office 5/1/2011 Service Trip to Ghana

Conducted a needs assessment in Tamale, Ghana with an emphasis on Maternal Health

4 1 120

Dept of Health Management and Systems Sciences


An annual initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma.

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MPH students are also encouraged to get involved with professional organizations at the local and national level. With assistance from faculty sponsors, the MPH students successfully petitioned to create a University of Louisville chapter of the Kentucky Public Health Association and have subsequently won the chapter of the year award. Each year, the Student Association and MPH students have worked with the School, LMPHW and the University to put on public health preparedness programs that include activities such as staffing booths to distribute materials and products associated with preparedness (e.g. wellness handouts, hand hygiene and cough etiquette posters, and bottles of hand sanitizer) and assist with community and University immunization efforts.

Many MS/BDS students are members of professional associations. Through their field work and courses of study, these students have assisted department faculty in providing statistical support and service to clinicians and investigators doing research at the university and in the community. Past projects have included data management for maternal and child health initiatives at LMPHW, statistical support for the university's educational initiative in Belize and presentation of work at national professional meetings such as the Society for Medical Decision Making annual meeting.

MSc/CIS students are involved in service activities that include serving on local, state and national agency boards and providing informational presentations to organizations on a particular disease or public health issue. Students are also involved in national issues such as literacy and nutrition. Students have provided books and nutritional information to families in conjunction with pediatric physician visits.

f. Assessment of the extent to which this criterion is met and an analysis of the school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans relating to this criterion.

3.3 Workforce Development. The school shall engage in activities other than its offering of degree programs that support the professional development of the public health workforce.a. Description of the ways in which the school periodically assesses the continuing education needs of the community or communities it intends to serve. The assessment may include primary or secondary data collection or data sources.Continuing education needs assessment includes several approaches. We are in regular contact with the Commissioner, Kentucky Department for Public Health, who has made direct requests for our development of coursework for specific situations. For example, the H1N1 swine influenza epidemic of 2009 prompted a discussion with the Commissioner’s office that resulted in a statewide symposium on the topic that was held in Frankfort in Sept 2009. On a local level, the Director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness is a faculty member of SPHIS who participates regularly in faculty meetings and discussions with the leadership of the school. This relationship facilitates requests for development of courses that are of specific use to the staff at the largest local health department in Kentucky. Needs for continuing education coursework are also conveyed through professional organizations, such at the Kentucky Public Health Association, the Association of Practitioners of Infection Prevention and Control, the Kentucky Nursing Association, the Kentucky Medical Association, the Kentucky Psychology Association, and the Kentucky Hospital Association based on perceived needs of their leadership. Finally, needs are regularly expressed as part of the evaluation process for most coursework that is delivered in the state. Respondents are thereby routinely asked what other topics they would consider to be important for their professional development.

b. A list of the continuing education programs, other than certificate programs, offered by the school, including number of participants served, for each of the last three years. Those programs offered in a distance-learning format should be identified. Funded training/continuing education activities may be reported in a separate table. See CEPH Template 3.3.1 (Optional template for funded workforce development activities). Only funded training/continuing education should be reported in Template 3.3.1. Extramural funding for research or service education grants should be reported in Templates 3.1.1 (research) or 3.2.2 (funded service), respectively.

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Table 3.3.1: Funded CE Activity from 2010 to 2012

Project Name

PI & Department Funding Source


Amount Total Award

Amount 2010

Amount 2011

Amount 2012

Community-Based


Totals

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c. Description of certificate programs or other non-degree offerings of the school, including enrollment data for each of the last three years.Graduate Certificate in Clinical Investigation Sciences

Major: CISCCCI

Degree Awarded: CERT

Unit: GH

Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/sphis/academics/certificate-in-clinical-investigation-sciences.html

Program Information

Introduction

The Certificate in Clinical Investigation Sciences is offered in the School’s Clinical Research, Epidemiology and Statistics Training (CREST) Program.

The Certificate in Clinical Investigation Sciences provides individuals with skills required for a career in a clinical research setting. The CREST curriculum integrates biostatistical and epidemiologic methods in a problem-based learning format with additional instruction in health services and outcomes research and social and behavioral science.

Admission

Applicants should have a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and, in most cases, should have completed a professional doctoral degree (e.g., DMD, D.O., M.D.) or academic degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent. Other applicants with research experience may be considered (e.g., research coordinator).

The following are additional requirements for admission:

1. Graduate application (see https://graduate.louisville.edu/apply) submitted to the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies (SIGS).

2. Non-refundable application fee.

3. At least two letters of recommendation written within past twelve months (can be submitted with form at https://graduate.louisville.edu/apply)

4. Curriculum vitae/resume

5. Submission of GRE score to SIGS (no minimum score required) if applicant does not have a doctoral degree.

6. All postsecondary transcripts (may require foreign credential evaluation if not from accredited U.S. institution).

7. Statement of goals submitted to the department office (must include desired academic and degree program). Personal statement, a one-page essay that discusses the student’s background and his or her long-term goals in clinical research

8. Foreign credential evaluation is required for each degree not from an accredited U.S. institution. This requirement may be waived, with approval by the dean, for degrees not considered to be relevant to evaluation of the applicant or whose transcript requires no foreign credential evaluation.

9. A baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution is required for admission.

10. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 is required for unconditional admission.

11. International students for whom English is not their primary language must show English language proficiency by one of:

*Award of a degree from an accredited U.S. institution

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*Official TOEFL score of 100 or higher (iBT, or Internet-Based Test), 250 or higher (CBT, or Computer-Based Test), or 600 or higher (PBT, or Paper-Based Test)

*Official documentation of passing the exit examination for the advanced level of the Intensive English as a Second Language Program at the University of Louisville

Curriculum

The typical progression through the Certificate curriculum is:

Program of Study (Year 1) Complete research paper (Summer, Year 1)

Advisor/Program of Study

Upon matriculation in the program, each student will meet with the CREST Program Coordinator and develop a program of study based on the selection of the Certificate program curriculum. The program of study may be modified as the student’s needs change or course availability is altered.

Certificate Requirements

Coursework

17 total credit-hours of required coursework

5 credit-hours of epidemiology coursework

7 credit-hours of coursework in research design and statistics

4 credit-hours of coursework in outcomes and ethics

1 credit-hours of mentored research

Required Coursework

Semester Course # Course Title Credit-Hours

Fall I PHCI-611 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology 2

PHST-500 Introduction to Biostatistics 3

Elective 2

Semester Total 7

Spring I PHEP-602 Epidemiological Methods 3

PHCI 629 Special Topics: Epidemiological Methods 2

PHCI 624 Clinical Trials I 2

PHCI 632 Ethical Conduct of Research 2

Semester total 8

Summer I PHCI 601 Evaluating Health Care Literature 1

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Required Coursework

Semester Course # Course Title Credit-Hours

PHCI 699 Mentored Research 1

Semester total 2

Certificate Total 17

PHCI-699 Mentored Research

Each student in the Certificate Program is required to prepare a research paper as part of the mentored research course. The research paper can be a literature review or a research project. Data collection is not required. The paper is to be submitted in completed form to the program coordinator at least two weeks before the end of the semester in which the candidate expects to graduate.

Electives

Required Coursework

Semester Course Title Credit-Hours

PHCI 631 Social and Behavioral Science in Health Care 2

PHCI 610 New Drug and Device Development 2

PHCI 602 Health Services and Outcomes Research 2

Departmental Faculty

Guy Brock, Ph.D, Assistant Professor

Somnath Datta, Ph.D., Professor

Susmita Datta, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Robert J. Esterhay, M.D., Acting Chair

L. Jane Goldsmith, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Seongho Kim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Maiying Kong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Steven J. McCabe, M.D., M.Sc., Assistant Professor

John A. Myers, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Rudolph S. Parrish, Ph.D., Professor

Shesh Rai, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Dongfeng Wu, Ph.D., Associate Professor

CREST Academic Program Review – Certificate Program – 1/12/12Program Overview

The Clinical Research Epidemiology and Statistics Training (CREST) program began at the University of Louisville in 2000, after having received 5 years of funding by the National Institutes of Health. The CREST program involves curriculum of didactic instruction in epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, health services and outcomes research and bioethics coupled with independent research

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under the direction of a faculty member. The CREST program confers Masters degrees and certificates in Clinical Investigation Sciences upon approval by the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). This review is of the certificate program.

The mission of CREST is consistent with that of NIH’s commitment to “improve the quality of training in clinical research.” CREST seeks to stimulate the inclusion of high-quality didactic training as part of the career development of clinical investigators from diverse scientific backgrounds and disciplines.

The program helps the University fulfill its mission of becoming a premier urban research center, by training physician-scientists who can successfully compete for research funding.

Program Faculty

The majority of CREST courses are taught by School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) faculty, with the exception of the courses, Ethics (taught by Mr. Mark Rothstein, Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine) and New Drug and Device Discovery (Taught by Dr. Cathy Whalen, Director of Health Policy and Research, UofL Hospital). SPHIS faculty’s expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, health management, and health behavior add to the success of the students and the program. Students can be involved in research conducted by SPHIS faculty, or more frequently, pursue a clinical hypothesis relevant to their practice specialty. All of the CREST faculty are full-time University employees.

Advising loads: There are few sources of national norms for advising loads, but some recommendations from those in the field of academic advising suggest that a target advisor load for full-time instructional staff should be about 20/1 (http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/clearinghouse/advisingissues/advisorload.htm). The advising load of CREST faculty is well below this norm.

Committee workload: Each student is required to have no less than three members on their project committee, including their mentor, 2 of whom have to be SPHIS faculty, and one of whom is from outside of SPHIS.

Diversity: In compliance with university policy, the school strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without discrimination in terms of age, race/ethnicity, disability status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. The school shall make every reasonable effort to select all faculty from applicant pools which are representative of the labor market in terms of sex, disability, minority and veteran status as well as academic and research preparation. Furthermore, neither the university nor the school shall subject employees to discrimination in terms of compensation, benefits and/or working conditions. The school respects and values the contributions of each individual and is resolved to providing opportunities that foster success in teaching, research and in collaborative relationships with the university community, community based programs and organizations

Program Productivity

The number of students who matriculate each year has varied between 10-40, but the average for the past 5 years has been approximately 15 students. Thus the faculty to student ratio is 2.7:1, well below other university programs and national norms. The program does not meet the CPE Program Productivity Goals because the vast majority of the students are physicians who are seeking a MSc in Clinical Investigation Sciences in order to enhance their research careers. CREST does not offer a Ph.D. degree.

Student Enrichment

The learning objective of the Certificate program in Clinical Investigation Sciences is to provide a core curriculum of coursework in clinical investigation. The curriculum includes a structured series of lectures of basic required courses. Upon successful completion of the first year's core didactic program, a trainee will receive an Advanced Certificate in Clinical Investigation.

Upon completion of the CREST certificate program, students will be able to:

Develop collaborative clinical research studies in accordance with appropriate epidemiologic and biostatistical methodologies;

Apply the principles of data collection, monitoring, management and analysis within the context of a multidisciplinary team;

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Disseminate study results to professional and lay audiences through oral and written communication;

Analyze human subjects issues and apply ethical principles in performing and disseminating clinical research;

Discuss and respond to the legal issues in new drug and device development;

Rationale for Curriculum: Physicians and other health professionals who plan on conducting clinical research often are lacking the didactic training in order to gain the skills necessary to do so. The CREST certificate program curriculum provides training in clinical research skills that were not previously available to UofL students prior to the program’s inception. There are also faculty and fellows who are not able to take the entire masters track, but would like evidence that they have successfully completed limited training in clinical research. The goal of the certificate program is to provide this option.

The curriculum can be found here: http://louisville.edu/graduatecatalog/programs/cert/clinical-investigation-sciences-certificate/

Student/Alumni Success:

The majority of the students in the program are physicians, so after they complete the certificate program, the employment rate is near 100%. Similarly, those engaging in research are in faculty positions at University of Louisville, or at other research institutions.

Partnerships, Collaborations, and Service

The CREST program partners with the clinical departments and divisions of the university health science center in the work that students do. Each student works with at least two types of mentors: one from SPHIS and one from the clinical entity of their interest. There may be opportunities to perform service within their clinical rotations, however, there is no student service component in the CREST program. Since the students’ professional aims are clinical research, community engagement projects are not appropriate uses of their time.

Resource Management

There is adequate space inside the SPHIS building to hold all classes, and all of the faculty have private offices. The building is wired with the necessary technical capability, e.g., wireless internet, computerized projectors, etc. Three of the courses are distance-learning courses, and the student reaction to this varies by students. They are successful classes however; one (Introduction to Biostatistics) won a distance-learning award. CREST has no extramural grant funding, but if it did, it would go toward student scholarships.

Curriculum Change

There has been no significant curriculum change over the past 5 years, nor any plans to change the curriculum.

Plans for Improvement

Current program’s strengths:

It is the only program of its kind at the University.

Physicians do not typically learn the mechanisms of clinical research at any stage of their education and the program bridges that gap.

Faculty are more academically productive as a result of the program.

CREST has forged collaborations between the University’s clinical and public health programs.

There is a breadth of expertise that the students are exposed to.

Current program’s weaknesses:

Uncertainty regarding the “fit” of the CREST program with the aims and goals of SPHIS.

There is an additional teaching load on the small SPHIS faculty.

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The clinicians sometimes lack the time that the program requires.

There is a lack of funding to offset the cost of tuition.

Primary program goals for the next 10 years:

Hold faculty retreats every 2 years to re-assess and possibly revise curriculum.

Increase student body by 100%.

Strategies:

Publicize dates and agendas of retreats to achieve faculty buy-in.

Recruit in clinical departments; include testimonies from alumni.

d. Description of the school’s practices, policies, procedures and evaluation that support continuing education and workforce development strategies.Program Evaluation. After each training course that is completed, all participants are requested to complete an evaluation form for the presentations they attended. The data derived therefrom are collected, collated, analyzed, summarized, ad shared with the course director, instructors, sponsoring organization, and other interested parties. These results are used in the modification of materials for future presentations and for assistance in planning future curricula.

e. A list of other educational institutions or public health practice organizations, if any, with which the school collaborates to offer continuing education.The list of educational partners includes:

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Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), a national professional organization, has partnered with SPHIS faculty for training, education, research and publication. This organization represents the more than 12,000 Infection Preventionists practicing in the US and abroad. Capturing trends in the field and providing assistance with development of products and services for the organization has been the basis for an active partnership.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences- Collaboration with the Center for Health Equity, ensure that faculty and students have opportunities for addressing public health issues through an equity lens. The CHE was established in June 2006 by Dr. Adewale Troutman, the director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness at that time.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Science-Kentuckiana Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) - Infection Preventionists from healthcare facilities, healthcare settings and public health across Central Kentucky and Southern Indiana gather as part of an educational and practice network with the focus being prevention of healthcare-associated infection. Faculty work with this group on collaborative training and research activities that impact patient and healthcare worker outcomes.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences- he Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA) has been a strong and essential partner for the school. Through this partnership statewide initiatives have been formed in the areas of infection prevention and emergency preparedness. These activities have resulted in national attention and improved outcomes for patients and healthcare response systems. Additionally, this partnership has led to research projects that benefit all Kentuckians.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences- Collaborative activities with Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness span a wide spectrum including training, education, public events, research, student activities and staff support. Regular interactions among SPHIS personnel and

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LMPHW continue to yield innovative approaches to public health and garners local and national attention.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences- SPHIS provides evaluation services to the Louisville Putting Prevention to Work federally funded grant to change environmental and systems factors and implement policies to address the high rates of obesity in the Louisville Metro area.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences-The Smoketown/Shelby Park neighborhood provides many of its services to the community through the Presbyterian Community Center (PCC). PCC and the Harambe Clinic have provided opportunities to students in SPHIS to get hands-on experience in the Community Based Participatory Research and the Culture and Public Health courses. In addition, we provide ongoing consultation as the neighborhoods continue to grow and transform.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences- Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a national organization that provides funding for research and the detection and treatment of breast cancer through fundraising and grant making. Faculty and students have provided professional and volunteer services to the Louisville Affiliate of Susan B. Komen for the Cure in the development of the 2009 Community Profile of its 8-county affiliate area and in the Race for the Cure and the Pink Tie Ball, its major fund raising activities and in the review of community grants.

Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences-The YMCA Pioneering Health Communities Committee provides funding and oversight activities that improve access to fruits and vegetables as well as increasing physical activity in schools. Students in SPHIS as well as faculty have been involved in projects to evaluate these activities.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences- Bridges of Hope Neighborhood Place provides health services to disadvantaged surrounding communities.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences- The primary goal of the NIEHS COEC of the Center for Environmental and Integrative Biology (CEGIB) Community Outreach and Education Core is to educate disadvantaged communities in the Louisville Metropolitan Area (nine counties in Kentucky and four counties in Indiana) on the importance of interactions between genes, environment, culture, and disease.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences- To address the challenges of improving our water quality, MSD embarked on a comprehensive sewer improvement program that will eliminate major sources of water pollution throughout Louisville Metro. The new initiative is called “Project WIN” (Waterway Improvements Now). Planned upgrades under Project WIN will allow MSD to comply with Clean Water Act regulations. Project WIN will address problems with combined and sanitary sewer overflows. During rain storms, the sewers become overloaded with rainwater and discharge the combined water and sewage into local streams and the Ohio River. MSD has committed to take necessary measures to control sewer overflows under a federal Consent Decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Kentucky Division of Water.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences-The Partnership for a Green City consists of the University of Louisville, Louisville Metro Government, Jefferson County Public Schools. Committee members from UofL include the KY Institute Environment & Sustainable Development (KIESD), School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS), Center for Environmental Education/College of Ed & Human Development, Geography/Geosciences Dept., Pediatrics/UCHS, School of Medicine (SOM), School of Nursing (SON). Other committee members include representatives from JCPS; Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness, Passport; KY Lung Assoc.; Kosair Children’s Hospital-Child Advocate/Ed. Dept; Air Pollution Control District. Dr. Robert Jacobs is the SPHIS Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences representative on the committee. The committee current focus is on climate change.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences- MSD chartered a Wet Weather Team (WWT) to assist with the development of an integrated Wet Weather Program (WWP) that complies with Clean Water Act requirements and addresses the community's problems with combined sewer overflows

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and sanitary sewer overflows that occur during the wet weather conditions. The WWT consists of community representatives, elected officials and MSD personnel. Stakeholders in the WWT will advise MSD on its investment, policy and performance choices in the design of the WWP, so that these choices can be made wisely and in ways that best meet the needs of the local community.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences- The National Children’s Study (NCS) is an important, exciting federal initiative to provide critical new information regarding environmental influences on children’s health and development in a carefully constructed longitudinal study of 100,000 children from before birth to age 21. The NCS aims to measure how children are affected by a broad range of factors — including neighborhood safety, chemical exposure, health-care access and bombardment by electronic media. Combining those findings with genetic information could help determine the root cause of many disorders, including diabetes, autism, asthma, schizophrenia, birth defects and learning disorders. The Study will assess how environmental and genetic factors interact — for example, whether a gene that's known to cause a particular disease might be activated by an environmental cause such as chemicals or stress. That could help doctors decide which patients need special attention, such as preventive efforts, vaccines or frequent testing.

Epidemiology and Population Health- The purpose of the Evaluation of Safety Training, Supervision, and Injury Among Working Teenagers project is to evaluate safety training, workplace supervision, work habits, and occupational injury among a diverse group of working high school teenagers throughout Jefferson County, Kentucky. The results of this pilot study will lead to a larger project aimed at making changes regarding occupational safety guidelines for working teenagers.

Health Management and Systems Sciences- The purpose of the HARP Project (Health Attendance and Report Platform) is to develop real near time school absence and reportingfor KY schools and Nation for Pan Flu. This project is part of a larger funded contract from the National Institute for Hometown Security to the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.

Health Management and Systems Sciences- Healthy Hoops Kentucky is a special initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma. Under the guidance of celebrity basketball coaches and medical experts, children between the ages of 7 and 13 - and their families, will participate in a full day of health awareness, entertainment, asthma screenings, and basketball drills and skills workshops. http://healthyhoopsky.com/

Health Management and Systems Sciences- The Kentucky Prescription Assistance Program assists the public with accessing prescription drug programs and free medications that are offered by discount drug programs, the drug manufacturers, and also those from various discount pharmacy programs. These prescription assistance programs provide medicines and prescription drugs for free or at greatly discounted costs for both individuals and qualifying families.

Health Management and Systems Sciences- Louisville Health Information Exchange, Inc., (LouHIE), is a not-for-profit 501(c)4 corporation, formed in January 2006, to serve as a community health information exchange for the greater Louisville community. LouHIE's vision is to contain rising costs and improve quality of healthcare by providing consumers and their providers anytime, anywhere access to complete healthcare information and decision-support.

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness-H1N1 Immunization Clinic - With the emergence of novel H1N1 2009 there was a need to quickly vaccinate the population against this disease against which no one had immunity. CHHP partnered with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMDPHW) to plan, coordinate and implement a community-wide vaccination event at Papa John’s Stadium. The event enabled community members above 6 months of age to receive H1N1 vaccinations through either via a drive-thru area or a walk up tent. This effort was evaluated. Papers and posters are currently being written.

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness- Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units are community-based and function as a way to locally organize and utilize health care volunteers who want to donate their time and expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies, and promote healthy living throughout

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the year. MRC volunteers supplement existing emergency and public health resources. The Louisville Metro MRC was established in 2002 and currently has over 800 volunteers. The volunteers include medical and public health professionals such as: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, medical, nursing and dental students. The CHHP assists in training volunteers and coordinating exercises to ensure skill sets are kept up to date.

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness-The Real Time Decision Support System project is part of a larger funded contract from the National Institute for Hometown Security. Dr. Carrico’s project will evaluate the real-world application of various recommendations that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration) have made regarding the use of respiratory personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have conducted studies in controlled laboratory environments, but no one has yet to replicate these studies in real life. Dr. Carrico will evaluate the implications and limitations of these recommendations in a practical setting.

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness- The Real Time Decision Support System led by Dr. LaJoie aims to provide evidence-based training, recruitment and retention of mental health professionals as a means of building surge capacity for a pandemic; to create a geographic information system (GIS) database of disaster mental health trained volunteers; to integrate GIS database with existing and future decision support tools.

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness-The CHHP partners with the Healthcare Emergency Response Association (HERA) Region 6 by serving on the Training Committee as well as participating in monthly meetings to determine additional training opportunities for the local healthcare work force. An example of recent collaborative efforts was that the CHHP developed training materials for both pediatric and adult ventilators that the Region has in their emergency reserves. Training materials allow non-medical personnel to correctly assemble the ventilator and accompanying pieces so as to enable a respiratory therapist to step in and quickly do their job without wasting time in setting up the equipment.

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness- Pandemic Preparation for the Sentinel Healthcare Workforce is part of a larger funded contract from the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS). This project is focused on strengthening the health care workforce via training surrounding pandemic planning and preparedness. Training modules have been developed and presented in a variety of formats (in person, online, and via the statewide TeleHealth network) and have been focused around pandemic influenza.

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics- The Statistical Consulting Center (StCC) strives to provide expertise in statistical methods and information science in support of research. The StCC currently serves health researchers who are part of the University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, as well as other health care organizations, research centers, businesses and non-profit entities.

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics- The SPHIS Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (DBB) and JG Brown Cancer Center Biostatistics Shared Facility (BSF) are working together to encourage high school students to use and appreciate statistics in their science projects.

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics- The Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center project involves the collaboration between members of the Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (DBB) and the KSCIRC. Members of the DBB have provided and continue to provide statistical consulting services for the research initiatives of the KSCIRC including grant protocol development, data analysis for individual projects for members of the KSCIRC, and technical report writing for external presentation (conference posters, manuscripts, etc.)

Bioinformatics and Biostatistics- The NeuroRecovery Network is a national network of specialized treatment centers providing standardized activity-based therapy for spinal cord injured patients. It is sponsored by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which provides financial, administrative,

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and managerial support. The Department of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics has provided statistical support for the research initiatives of the NRN for nearly 4 years.

Dean’s Office-SPHIS lead a annual three-week trip service trip to Ghana, West Africa for students and faculty. Master's and doctoral students from all concentrations are invited to participate. All plans are in collaboration with the university's Ali Scholars Program,

Dean's Office- As part of its outreach program, the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) worked with community partners to launch the Gray Street Farmers’ Market. The goal of the market is to increase access to fresh, locally grown food in the downtown area. The Gray Street Farmers' Market will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday from May 20 through October 28, 2010. The market is located on the 400 block of E. Gray Street, between S. Preston and S. Jackson streets and include partners from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Red Cross, Norton, UoL Hospital.

Dean’s Office-The SPHIS Student Government Association worked with Scottie’s Place, a camp for children whose lives have been disrupted by homelessness, abandonment and isolation. As part of their collaboration, seven students spent their spring break 2010 at the camp in Peterstown, West Virginia. Students conducted a community needs assessment, facilitated programs on nutrition and dental hygiene and met with local public health officials to learn more about providing public health services in a rural area.

The University- The university is drawing upon the expertise and energy of SPHIS faculty, staff, and students to address health issues affecting Metro Louisville community. The following are examples of ongoing activities sponsored by SPHIS:

Men's Health Initiative (Center for Health Equity)-The mission of the Men's Health Initiative is to help change men’s behaviors and attitudes toward their health and healthcare services. We are developing a forum for men to voice their concerns regarding their health care needs and to address the lack of services provided for men that are uninsured and underinsured.

YMCA Pioneering Communities- The YMCA Pioneering Health Communities Committee provides funding and oversight activities that improve access to fruits and vegetables as well as increasing physical activity in schools. Students in SPHIS as well as faculty have been involved in projects to evaluate these activities. (Y5210 in schools; Healthy in a Hurry Corner Stores)

Healthy Hoops- Healthy Hoops Kentucky is a special initiative that uses basketball and fun to focus on the needs of kids with asthma. Under the guidance of celebrity basketball coaches and medical experts, children between the ages of 7 and 13 - and their families, will participate in a full day of health awareness, entertainment, asthma screenings, and basketball drills and skills workshops! Passport Kentucky

f. Assessment of the extent to which this criterion is met and an analysis of the school’s strengths, weaknesses and plans relating to this criterion.

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